What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Cameroon and Yemen?

18.20 million cubic meters, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Yemen: Municipal water withdrawal

Cameroon

246.80 million cubic meters

in 2023

Yemen

265.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Cameroon rank

109th

Yemen rank

106th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Cameroon
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 265.00 million cubic meters against 246.80 million cubic meters in Cameroon, a difference of 18.20 million cubic meters.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 109th and Yemen ranks 106th of 183 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	175.75 million cubic meters	232.95 million cubic meters	57.20 million cubic meters	Yemen
2000s	221.09 million cubic meters	267.10 million cubic meters	46.01 million cubic meters	Yemen
2010s	246.80 million cubic meters	265.00 million cubic meters	18.20 million cubic meters	Yemen
2020s	246.80 million cubic meters	265.00 million cubic meters	18.20 million cubic meters	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Cameroon or Yemen?: Yemen, at 265.00 million cubic meters against 246.80 million cubic meters in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Cameroon and Yemen?: 18.20 million cubic meters, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Yemen rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Cameroon ranks 109th and Yemen ranks 106th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Municipal water withdrawal
Unit: cubic meters
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 6,389 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.